How Trump’s obsession with ‘rigged’ voting machines spread across US government: A probe in Puerto Rico expanded across US federal agencies to seek proof the 2020 election was rigged. It ultimately found no evidence votes were manipulated @​specialreports ↧ How Trump’s obsession with ‘rigged’ voting machines spread ac... What began with a search for evidence inside a Puerto Rico voting machine grew into a vast quest involving intelligence agencies, election deniers and White House officials for proof that the 2020 vote was stolen. It failed — but Trump diehards remain undeterred.